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State of Kansas Selects UnitedHealthcare to Serve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Beneficiaries

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2024--UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas has been selected by the State of Kansas as one of three managed care organizations to administer KanCare, the statewide … more

5/23/24

Summer Movie Camp Returns to AMC Theatres® With Popular Family Titles at Just $3 Plus Tax Per Ticket

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2024--AMC Theatres ® (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that its AMC Summer Movie Camp program … more

5/23/24

Black & Veatch Names James Bleak President of its Bird Electric Operations

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2024--Sustainable critical infrastructure leader Black & Veatch has named James Bleak as the new president of its Bird Electric business, one year … more

5/22/24

Security Benefit releases new benchmark study exploring RIA sentiment around 2024’s most galvanizing issues

TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2024--Security Benefit today released its Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Benchmark Study, a detailed look into the perspectives of RIAs regarding client … more

5/22/24

FILE - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 30, 2024. The Biden administration is cancelling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers

The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on … more

By COLLIN BINKLEY | 5/22/24

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Topeka Capital-Journal. May 17, 2024. Editorial: Kansas taking a step in the right direction by giving youths in foster care more options Childhood is a precious time in our development. We … more

By The Associated Press | 5/21/24

Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma Breaks Ground on Power Project

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--As the electric sector’s transition to cleaner energy sources accelerates, the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) in Oklahoma has launched design, … more

5/21/24

ICM and Western New York Energy Enter Agreement to Implement FOT Oil Recovery™ System

COLWICH, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--ICM, Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Western New York Energy, LLC (WNYE) to implement ICM’s cutting-edge FOT Oil Recovery™ … more

5/21/24

Nearly Two Thirds of Employees are Financially Stressed, 70% Expect Employers to Help

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2024--America’s workforce is financially stressed out and it’s impacting nearly every aspect of their lives. Qualified Plan Advisors (QPA), a … more

5/21/24

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

North Platte Telegraph. May 18, 2024. Editorial: Mail ‘efficiency’? Rural America deserves better We’ll give one cheer for this week’s news that North Platte’s mail sorting won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 5/20/24

Textron Aviation | Cessna SkyCourier (Photo: Business Wire)

Cessna SkyCourier Earns FAA Certification for New Combi Option, Bringing Further Innovation and Functionality to Cargo and Passenger Transport

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2024--Textron Aviation today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted certification of a new Combi interior conversion option for the … more

5/20/24

People walk through a Bridgeland neighborhood as families begin cleaning up storm damage, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Cypress, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored

Fast-moving storms with strong winds, large hail and apparent tornadoes have left a trail of damage in Oklahoma and Kansas. The storms struck Sunday, damaged nearly 20 homes in one Oklahoma county … more

5/20/24

Man acquitted in 2016 killing of pregnant woman and her boyfriend at a Topeka apartment

A 41-year-old man has been acquitted in the 2016 killing of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend at a Topeka apartment. The verdict Friday in the capital murder and rape case against Yanez Sanford was … more

5/18/24

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly participates in a ceremony honoring fallen law enforcement officers, Friday, May 3, 2024, outside the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The Democratic governor has vetoed the latest plan for cutting taxes from the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature and plans to call lawmakers into a special legislative session to take up the issue again. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas governor vetoes a third plan for cutting taxes. One GOP leader calls it 'spiteful'

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a proposal for broad tax cuts for the third time this year. Her action Thursday to set up a high-stakes election-year tussle with the Republican-controlled … more

By JOHN HANNA | 5/16/24

WITH TEAMSTERS SUPPORT, NEW LAW PROVIDES ECONOMIC SECURITY TO KANSAS BUS WORKERS

Legislation Creates Path for Bus Workers to Access Unemployment During School ClosuresTOPEKA, Kan., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 696 commends Governor Laura Kelly (D) for signing HB … more

5/16/24

To save their soil, Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture – and transforms their farms

IOWA TRIBE OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA RESERVATION, Kansas — When one of the elders in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska asked if he could keep bees on the reservation, Tim Rhodd's answer was … more

Will Pry, American Heart Association News | 5/16/24

Fifth grader Malaya Webster, right, plays a game with other students at Williams Science and Arts Magnet school Friday, May 10, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. The school is just a block from the former Monroe school which was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in public schools 70 years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregated education 70 years ago. In school lessons, memorials and … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 5/16/24

Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers

The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down segregated education 70 years ago. In school lessons, memorials and … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 5/16/24

FILE - Dr. Elizabeth Brett Daily talks with patient Haley Ruark about the medical abortion process at a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct. 12, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains announced Tuesday, May 14, 2024, that Pittsburg, Kansas, will be home to a new facility providing abortion procedures and pills, as well as pregnancy services, contraception and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states

A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to … more

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and GEOFF MULVIHILL | 5/15/24

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that could have earmarked up to $5 million for certain gun-detection software in schools. Kelly's line-item veto Wednesday leaves the money in place for … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 5/15/24